Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

ABSTRACT

A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first field effect transistor including at least two channel structure units each having a nanowire structure or a nanosheet structure, and a second field effect transistor having a Fin structure, in which the channel structure units are spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction of the first field effect transistor.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device and a method ofmanufacturing the same, and more specifically to a semiconductor deviceincluding a field effect transistor having a nanowire structure or ananosheet structure and a field effect transistor having a Fin structureand a method of manufacturing the same.

BACKGROUND ART

Regarding the scaling trend of advanced MOS transistors since 2012,MOSFETs with a bulk planar structure have been the mainstream up to the20 nm generation. From the 14 nm generation onwards, adopting a FEThaving a Fin structure (called “Fin FET” for convenience) or an FEThaving a fully depleted-silicon on insulator (FD-SOI) structure (called“FD-SOI FET” for convenience) has become a trend. By the way, thethickness of a silicon layer closely related to the scaling of a gatelength, that is, the thickness of the Fin structure in the Fin FET orthe thickness of a silicon layer in the FD-SOI FET is important inreducing the size of the FET, and it is considered that the limit of thethickness of the silicon layer is 5 nm.

A technology of overcoming the limit of the thickness of a silicon layerconstituting a channel formation region of such an FET includes an FEThaving a nanowire structure (called “nanowire FET” for convenience) (forexample, see PCT Japanese Translation Patent Publication No.2014-505995). Furthermore, since an electric field applied to thechannel formation region is strong in the nanowire FET, the nanowire FEThaving the channel formation region configured by the nanowire structurehaving the same diameter as the thicknesses of the silicon layers in theFin FET and FD-SOI FET (hereinafter collectively called “Fin FET and thelike”) can have a shorter gate length than the gate lengths of the FinFET and the like. It is said that the lower limit of the gate length inthe Fin FET and the like is three times the thickness of the siliconlayer, and the lower limit of the gate length in the nanowire FET istwice the diameter of the nanowire structure.

CITATION LIST Patent Document

-   Patent Document 1: PCT Japanese Translation Patent Publication No.    2014-505995

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention

FETs are considered to transition from the Fin FETs and the like to thenanowire FETs as the scaling progresses. At this time, FETs having ahigh operating voltage need to be formed on the same chip, the FETsbeing used for a circuit connected to an external power supply and for acircuit for inputting or outputting external signals (I/O circuit).Drive voltages of recent FETs are usually, for example, 1.5 volts, 1.8volts, or 3.3 volts, and gate insulating films are set to be thickmainly from the viewpoint of reliability. However, it is difficult toconfigure a FET that satisfies such requirements from the nanowire FETs.

Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide asemiconductor device that can allow coexistence of an FET having arelatively low drive voltage and an FET having a relatively high drivevoltage, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Solutions to Problems

A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure for achievingthe above object includes:

a first field effect transistor including at least two channel structureunits each having a nanowire structure or a nanosheet structure; and

a second field effect transistor having a Fin structure, in which

the channel structure units are spaced apart from each other in athickness direction of the first field effect transistor.

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a firstmode of the present disclosure for achieving the above object includesthe steps of:

(A) in a first region and a second region of a base, forming a firstsacrificial layer on the first region and next forming a firstsemiconductor layer on the first sacrificial layer and on the secondregion;

(B) forming a second sacrificial layer on the first semiconductor layerin the first region and next forming a second semiconductor layer on thesecond sacrificial layer and on the first semiconductor layer in thesecond region;

(C) forming a stacked structure body including the first semiconductorlayer, the first sacrificial layer, the second semiconductor layer, andthe second sacrificial layer on the first region and next removing partsof the second sacrificial layer and the first sacrificial layer in thestacked structure body;

(C-1) obtaining a first structure including a source/drain regionincluding the stacked structure body and a channel structure unitincluding the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductorlayer spaced apart from the first semiconductor layer in the firstregion; and

(C-2) obtaining a second structure including a source/drain regionincluding a stacked structure of the first semiconductor layer and thesecond semiconductor layer, and a channel formation region in the secondregion; and

(D) forming a gate insulating film and a gate electrode in the channelstructure unit in the first structure and in the channel formationregion in the second structure, and therefore obtaining a first fieldeffect transistor and a second field effect transistor in the firstregion and the second region, respectively.

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a secondmode of the present disclosure for achieving the above object includesthe steps of:

(A) forming a first semiconductor layer on a first region and on asecond region of a base;

(B) forming a sacrificial layer on the first semiconductor layer, nextremoving the sacrificial layer in the second region, forming a secondsemiconductor layer on the sacrificial layer in the first region, andforming the second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layerin the second region;

(C) forming a stacked structure body including the second semiconductorlayer, the sacrificial layer, and the first semiconductor layer and nextremoving a part of the sacrificial layer in the stacked structure bodyin the first region;

(C-1) obtaining a first structure including a source/drain regionincluding the stacked structure body and a channel structure unitincluding the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductorlayer spaced apart from the first semiconductor layer in the firstregion; and

C-2) obtaining a second structure including a source/drain regionincluding a stacked structure of the first semiconductor layer and thesecond semiconductor layer, and a channel formation region in the secondregion; and

(D) forming a gate insulating film and a gate electrode in the channelstructure unit in the first structure and in the channel formationregion in the second structure, and therefore obtaining a first fieldeffect transistor and a second field effect transistor in the firstregion and the second region, respectively.

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a thirdmode of the present disclosure for achieving the above object includesthe steps of:

(A) in a first a region, a first b region, a second a region, and asecond b region of a base, forming a first A semiconductor layer on thefirst a region, the first b region, and the second a region and nextforming a first B semiconductor layer on the first A semiconductor layerin the first a region and the first b region and on the second b region;

B) forming a second A semiconductor layer on the first B semiconductorlayer in the first a region and the first b region and on the first Asemiconductor layer in the second a region and next forming a second Bsemiconductor layer on the second A semiconductor layer in the first aregion and the first b region and on the first B semiconductor layer inthe second b region;

(C) forming a first stacked structure body including the second Bsemiconductor layer, the second A semiconductor layer, the first Bsemiconductor layer, and the first A semiconductor layer in the first aregion, and forming a second stacked structure body including the secondB semiconductor layer, the second A semiconductor layer, the first Bsemiconductor layer, and the first A semiconductor layer in the first bregion;

(D) removing parts of the second B semiconductor layer and the first Bsemiconductor layer in the first stacked structure body in the first aregion, and removing parts of the second A semiconductor layer and thefirst A semiconductor layer in the second stacked structure body in thefirst b region;

(D-1) obtaining a first A structure including a source/drain regionincluding the first stacked structure body and a channel structure unitincluding the first A semiconductor layer and the second A semiconductorlayer spaced apart from the first A semiconductor layer in the first aregion;

(D-2) obtaining a first B structure including a source/drain regionincluding the second stacked structure body and a channel structure unitincluding the first B semiconductor layer and the second B semiconductorlayer spaced apart from the first B semiconductor layer in the first bregion;

(D-3) obtaining a second A structure including a source/drain regionincluding a stacked structure of the first A semiconductor layer and thesecond A semiconductor layer and a channel formation region in thesecond a region;

(D-4) obtaining a second B structure including a source/drain regionincluding a stacked structure of the first B semiconductor layer and thesecond B semiconductor layer and a channel formation region in thesecond b region; and

(E) forming a gate insulating film and a gate electrode in the channelstructure units in the first A structure and the first B structure andin the channel formation regions in the second A structure and thesecond B structure, and therefore obtaining a first A field effecttransistor, a first B field effect transistor, a second A field effecttransistor, and a second B field effect transistor in the first aregion, the first b region, the second a region, and the second b regionof the base, respectively.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A and 1B are a schematic partial end view of a semiconductordevice according to Example 1, and a schematic layout view of a channelstructure unit, a channel formation region, and a source/drain region ofthe semiconductor device according to Example 1.

FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C are schematic partial end views of a base and thelike for describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are schematic partial end views of a base and thelike for describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1, following FIG. 2C.

FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C are schematic partial end views of a base and thelike for describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1, following FIG. 3C.

FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C are schematic partial end views of a base and thelike for describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1, following FIG. 4C.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1, following FIG. 5C.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1, following FIG. 6B.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are schematic partial. end views. of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1, following FIG. 7B.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method. of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1, following FIG. 8B.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1, following FIG. 9B.

FIGS. 11A and 11B are schematic partial end views a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1, following FIG. 10B.

FIG. 12 is a schematic partial end view of a base and the like fordescribing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device accordingto Example 1, following FIG. 11B.

FIG. 13 is a schematic. partial cross-sectional. view of a semiconductordevice according to Example 2.

FIGS. 14A, 14B, and 14C are schematic partial end views of a base andthe like for describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductordevice according to Example 2.

FIGS. 15A, 15B, and 15C are schematic partial end views of a base andthe like for describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductordevice according to Example 2, following FIG. 14C.

FIGS. 16A, 16B, and 16C are schematic partial end views of a base andthe like for describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductordevice according to Example 2, following FIG. 15C.

FIGS. I7A and 17B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 2, following FIG. 16C.

FIGS. 18A and 18B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 2, following FIG. 17B.

FIGS. 19A and 19B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 2, following FIG. 18B.

FIGS. 20A and 20B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 2, following FIG. 19B.

FIGS. 21A, 21B, and 21C are schematic partial. end views of a base andthe like for describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductordevice according to Example 2, following FIG. 20B.

FIGS. 22A and 22B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 2, following FIG. 21C.

FIG. 23 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a semiconductordevice according to Example 3.

FIGS. 24A and 24B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3.

FIGS. 25A and 25B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3, following FIG. 24B.

FIGS. 26A and 26B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3, following FIG. 25B.

FIGS. 27A and 27B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3, following FIG. 26B.

FIGS. 28A and 28B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3, following FIG. 27B.

FIGS. 29A and 29B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3, following FIG. 28B.

FIGS. 30A and 30B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3, following FIG. 29B.

FIGS. 31A and 31B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3, following FIG. 30B.

FIGS. 32A and 32B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3, following FIG. 31B.

FIGS. 33A and 33B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3, following FIG. 32B.

FIGS. 34A and 34B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3, following FIG. 33B.

FIGS. 35A and 35B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3, following FIG. 34B.

FIG. 36 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a semiconductordevice according to Example 4.

FIGS. 37A and 37B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 4.

FIGS. 38A and 38B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 4, following FIG. 37B.

FIGS. 39A and 39B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 4, following FIG. 38B.

FIGS. 40A and 40B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 4, following FIG. 39B.

FIGS. 41A and 41B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 4, following FIG. 40B.

FIGS. 42A and 42B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 4, following FIG. 4IB.

FIGS. 43A and 43B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 4, following FIG. 42B.

FIGS. 44A and 44B are schematic partial end views of a base and the likefor describing a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 4, following FIG. 43B.

Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described on the basis ofexamples with reference to the drawings. The present disclosure is notlimited to the examples, and various numerical values and materials inthe examples are examples. Note that the description will be given inthe following order.

1. General description of a semiconductor device according to thePresent disclosure and methods of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to first to third modes of the present disclosure

2. Example 1 (a semiconductor device according to the present.disclosure and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to the first mode of the present disclosure)

3. Example 2 (a modification of the semiconductor device according tothe present disclosure and a method of manufacturing the semiconductordevice according to the second mode of the present disclosure)

4. Example 3 (a modification of the semiconductor device according tothe present disclosure and a method of manufacturing the semiconductordevice according to the third mode of the present disclosure)

5. Example 4 (a modification of the semiconductor device according tothe present disclosure and modifications of the methods of manufacturingthe semiconductor device according to Example 1 and Example 2)

6. Others

<General Description of a Semiconductor Device According to the PresentDisclosure and Methods of Manufacturing the Semiconductor DeviceAccording to First to Third Modes of the Present Disclosure>

A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure or asemiconductor device obtained by a method of manufacturing thesemiconductor device according to first or second mode of the presentdisclosure favorably satisfies:

0.90≤H _(L) /H _(H)≤1.04,

where a total height of channel structure units is H_(L) and a height ofa channel formation region of a second field effect transistor is H_(H).Furthermore, a semiconductor device obtained by a method ofmanufacturing the semiconductor device according to a third mode of thepresent disclosure favorably satisfies:

0.91H _(L-1A) /H _(H-2A)≤1.04; and

0.90H _(L-1B) /H _(H-2B)≤1.03,

where

the total height of channel structure units of a first A field effecttransistor is H_(L-1A),

the total height of channel structure units of a first B field effecttransistor is H_(L-1B),

the height of a channel formation region of a second A field effecttransistor is H_(H-2A), and

the height of a channel formation region of a second B field effecttransistor is H_(H-2B).

In the semiconductor devices according to the present disclosureincluding the above-described favorable forms or the semiconductordevices obtained by the methods of manufacturing the semiconductordevices according to the first and second modes of the presentdisclosure including the above-described favorable forms, a gateinsulating film and a gate electrode for a first field effect transistorcan be formed in channel structure units in the first field effecttransistor, and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode for a secondfield effect transistor can be formed in a channel formation region inthe second field effect transistor. That is, in the first field effecttransistor, the channel structure units are spaced apart from each otherin a thickness direction of the first field effect transistor, and outerperipheries of the channel structure units are at least partiallycovered with the gate insulating film along a peripheral direction, andthe gate electrode is formed on the gate insulating film. That is, thegate insulating film and the gate electrode are formed between thechannel structure unit and the channel structure unit, and a spacebetween the channel structure unit and the channel structure unit isembedded with the gate insulating film and the gate electrode. The totalheight H_(L) of the channel structure units is a total diameter ofmaterials (for example, Si and SiGe) configuring a nanowire structureconfiguring the channel structure units, excluding the gate insulatingfilm and the gate electrode, or a total thickness of the materials (forexample, Si and SiGe) configuring a nanosheet structure, excluding thegate insulating film and the gate electrode. The height H_(L) of thechannel formation region is a total thickness of semiconductor layersconfiguring the channel formation region.

Furthermore, in the semiconductor device obtained the method ofmanufacturing the semiconductor device according to the third mode ofthe present disclosure including the above-described favorable forms,

a gate insulating film and a gate electrode for the first A field.effect transistor are formed in the channel structure unit in the firstA field effect transistor,

a gate insulating film and a gate electrode for the first B field effecttransistor are formed in the channel structure unit in the first B fieldeffect transistor,

a gate insulating film and a gate electrode for the second A fieldeffect transistor are formed in the channel formation region in thesecond A field effect transistor, and

a gate insulating film and a gate electrode for the second B fieldeffect transistor are formed in the channel formation region in thesecond B field effect transistor, as described above.

Moreover, in the semiconductor devices according to the present.disclosure including the above-described various favorable forms, thefirst field effect transistor can be configured by a combination of ann-channel first field effect transistor and a p-channel first fieldeffect transistor. Then, the channel structure units in one of then-channel first field effect transistor and the p-channel first fieldeffect transistor can be formed in odd-numbered levels of layers (afirst layer, a third layer, and the like), and the channel structureunits of the other first field effect transistor can be formed ineven-numbered levels of layers (a second layer, a fourth layer, and thelike). Moreover, in these cases, the channel structure unit in then-channel first field effect transistor can contain Si, and the channelstructure unit in the p-channel first field effect transistor cancontain SiGe. Whether the first field effect transistor is the n-channelfirst field effect transistor or the p-channel first field effecttransistor is Solely determined by a work function of the materialconfiguring the gate electrode.

Moreover, in the semiconductor devices according to the presentdisclosure including the above-described various favorable forms, thesecond field effect transistor can be configured by a combination of ann-channel second field effect transistor and a p-channel second fieldeffect transistor. Then, in this case, the channel formation region inthe n-channel second field effect transistor can contain Si, and thechannel formation region in the p-channel second field effect transistorcan contain SiGe. Whether the second field effect transistor is then-channel second field effect transistor or the p-channel second fieldeffect transistor is solely determined by a work function of thematerial configuring the gate electrode.

Alternatively, in the semiconductor devices according to the presentdisclosure including the above-described various favorable, forms, thesecond field effect transistor can be configured by the n-channel secondfield effect transistor.

Moreover, in the semiconductor devices according to the presentdisclosure including the above-described various favorable forms andconfigurations or the semiconductor devices obtained by the methods ofmanufacturing the semiconductor devices according to the first andsecond modes of the present disclosure including the above-describedvarious favorable forms, the first field effect transistor can beconfigured as a low withstand voltage/field effect transistor, and thesecond field effect transistor can be configured as a high withstandvoltage/field effect transistor. Then, in this case, a voltage appliedto the gate electrode of the first field effect transistor is 0.5 to 0.8volts, and a voltage applied. to the gate electrode of the second fieldeffect transistor is 1.5 to 3 volts. Here, whether the field effecttransistor is suitable as the low withstand voltage/field effecttransistor or the high withstand voltage/field effect transistor largelydepends on the thickness of the gate insulating film configuring thefield effect transistor.

Furthermore, in the semiconductor device obtained by the method ofmanufacturing the semiconductor device according to the third mode ofthe present disclosure including the above-described various favorableforms (hereinafter, called the semiconductor device or the likeaccording to the third mode of the present disclosure),

the first A field effect transistor can be one of an n-channel firstfield effect transistor and a p-channel first field effect transistor,and

the first B field effect transistor can be the other of the n-channelfirst field effect transistor and the p-channel first field effecttransistor, and

the second A field effect transistor can be one of an n-channel secondfield effect transistor and a p-channel second field effect transistor,and

the second B field effect transistor can be the other of the n-channelsecond field effect transistor and the p-channel second field effecttransistor.

Alternatively, in the semiconductor device or the like according to thethird mode of the present disclosure,

the first A field effect transistor can be one of the n-channel firstfield effect transistor and the p-channel first field effect transistor,and

the first B field effect transistor can be the other of the n-channelfirst field effect transistor and the p-channel first field effecttransistor, and

the second A field effect transistor and the second B field effecttransistor can be one of the n-channel second field effect transistorsand the p-channel second field effect transistors.

Then, the channel structure units in the first A field effect transistorcan be formed in odd-numbered levels of layers (a first layer, a thirdlayer, and the like), and the channel structure units of the first Bfield effect transistor can be formed in even-numbered levels of layers(a second layer, a fourth layer, and the like).

Moreover, in these cases,

the channel structure units in the n-channel various field effecttransistors contain Si,

the channel structure units in the p-channel various field effecttransistors contain SiGe,

the channel formation regions in the n-channel various field effecttransistors contain Si, and

the channel formation regions in the p-channel various field effecttransistors contain SiGe.

Moreover, in the semiconductor device or the like according to the thirdmode of the present disclosure including the above-described variousfavorable forms and configurations,

the first A field effect transistor and the first B field effecttransistor can be low withstand voltage/field effect transistors, and

the second A field effect transistor and the second B field effecttransistor can be high withstand voltage/field effect transistors. Then,in this case,

the voltage applied to the gate electrodes of the first A field effecttransistor and the first B field effect transistor can be 0.5 to 0.8volts, and

the voltage applied to the gate electrodes of the second A field effecttransistor and the second B field effect transistor can be 1.5 to 3volts.

In the semiconductor devices according to the present disclosureincluding the above-described various favorable forms andconfigurations, the semiconductor devices obtained by the methods ofmanufacturing the semiconductor devices according to the first andsecond modes of the present disclosure including the above-describedvarious favorable forms and configurations, and the semiconductor deviceor the like according to the third mode of the present disclosureincluding the above-described various favorable forms and configurations(hereinafter, these semiconductor devices may be collectively called“semiconductor devices and the like according to the presentdisclosure”), examples of the material configuring the gate electrodeinclude TiN, TaN, Al, TiAl, and W in order to have the n-channel variousfield effect transistors in the case of configuring the channelstructure units or the channel formation region with Si. Meanwhile,examples of the material configuring the gate electrode include TiN andW in order to have the p-channel various field effect transistors in thecase of configuring the channel structure units or the channel formationregion using SiGe. Furthermore, examples of the material configuring thegate insulating film include SiON and SiO₂, and high dielectric constantmaterials (so-called High-k material), such as HfO₂, HfAlON, and Y₂O₃.

In the semiconductor devices and the like according to the presentdisclosure, examples of a base include a silicon semiconductor substrateand an SOI substrate. A semiconductor layer favorably has crystallinity.However, the semiconductor layer may be polycrystal or may be amorphousin some cases. A sacrificial layer favorably has crystallinity. However,the sacrificial layer may be polycrystal or may be amorphous in somecases. In a case of configuring the semiconductor layer using Si, thesacrificial layer can be configured using SiGe, for example. In a caseof configuring the semiconductor layer using SiGe, the sacrificial layercan be configured using Si, for example. Note that the material of thesacrificial layer is not limited to the above materials. In short, anymaterial can be used as long as the material has a large etchingselectivity between the sacrificial layer and the semiconductor layerwhen removing the sacrificial layer, and besides, an example of thematerial configuring the sacrificial layer includes Ge in the case ofconfiguring the semiconductor layer using Si, for example. Examples of amethod of forming the semiconductor layer and the sacrificial layerinclude an epitaxial CVD method, a plasma CVD method, and an atomiclayer deposition method (ALD method).

In the semiconductor devices and the like according to the presentdisclosure, the number of the channel structure units in the thicknessdirection of the first field effect transistor may be two or more, andthe number of the channel structure units in a direction orthogonal tothe thickness direction of the first field effect transistor may be oneor two or more. In the nanowire structure configuring each of thesemiconductor devices and the like according to the present disclosure,both ends of a wire containing Si or SiGe, for example, with a diameterof 5 to 10 nm are supported by a stacked structure body, a first stackedstructure body, or a second stacked structure body configuring asource/drain region. Furthermore, in the nanosheet structure configuringeach of the semiconductor devices and the like according to the presentdisclosure, both ends of the material containing Si or SiGe, forexample, and having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shapewith the width×the thickness of (10 to 50 nm)×(5 to 10 nm), for example,are supported by a stacked structure body, a first stacked structurebody, or a second stacked structure body configuring a source/drainregion. Note that whether the nanowire structure or the nanosheetstructure is included depends on the thickness and the width of thematerial configuring the structure.

A field effect transistor having a Fin structure includes a channelformation region having a rectangular cross-sectional shape that is achannel formation region having a first semiconductor layer and a secondsemiconductor layer stacked on a base, a channel formation region havinga first A semiconductor layer and a second A semiconductor layer stackedon a base, or a channel formation region having a first B semiconductorlayer and a second B semiconductor layer stacked on a base, source/drainregions formed on both ends of the channel formation region andextending from the channel formation region, a gate insulating filmformed from a top to a side surface of the channel formation region, anda gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film.

In the semiconductor device, how to arrange the first field effecttransistor and the second field effect transistor depends on a requiredspecification of the semiconductor device, and thus cannot beunconditionally specified. For example, examples of the requiredspecification of the semiconductor device include, but are not limitedto, a form in which a logic circuit is configured by a first fieldeffect transistor and a transistor that exchanges signals and the likewith an outside is configured by a second field effect transistor, aform in which a light receiving element in an imaging device iscontrolled by a second field effect transistor and a logic circuit thatcontrols the imaging device is configured by a first field effecttransistor, and a form in which a CPU, a GPU, or the like is configuredby a first field effect transistor and a transistor that exchangessignals and the like with the outside is configured by a second fieldeffect transistor.

EXAMPLE 1

Example 1 relates to a semiconductor device according to the presentdisclosure and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to the first mode of the present disclosure. FIG. 1Aillustrates a schematic partial end view of the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1 and FIG. 1B illustrates a schematic layout viewof a channel structure unit, a channel formation region, and asource/drain region of the semiconductor device according to Example 1.Note that FIG. 1A is a schematic partial end view along arrow A-A inFIG. 1B.

The semiconductor device according to Example 1 includes:

a first field effect transistor 10 including at least two channelstructure units 11 (two in the thickness direction in the illustratedexample) each having a nanowire structure or a nanosheet structure (ananowire structure 40′ in the illustrated example); and

a second field effect transistor 20 having a Fin structure, in which

the channel structure units 11 are spaced apart from each other in thethickness direction of the first field effect transistor 10. In theillustrated example, one channel structure unit 11 includes threenanowire structures 40′ in the width direction.

In Example 1, a first semiconductor layer 41 and a second semiconductorlayer 42 contain Si, a first sacrificial layer 61 and a secondsacrificial layer 62 contain SiGe, and a base 30 includes a siliconsemiconductor substrate.

Then, in the semiconductor device in Example 1, the relationship betweena total height H_(L) of the channel structure units 11 and a heightH_(H) of a channel formation region 21 of the second field effecttransistor 20 satisfies:

0.90≤H _(L) /H _(H)≤1.04.

Specifically, for example,

the nanowire structure 40′ has the diameter=9 nm,

H_(l)=18.5 nm, and

H_(H)=18.5 nm.

Furthermore, in the semiconductor device in Example 1, a gate insulatingfilm 12 and a gate electrode 16 for the first field effect transistor 10are formed in the channel structure units 11 in the first field effecttransistor 10, and a gate insulating film 22 and a gate electrode 26 forthe second field effect transistor 20 are formed in the channelformation region 21 in the second field effect transistor 20. That is,in the first field effect transistor 10, the gate insulating film 12 andthe gate electrode 16 are formed between the channel structure unit IIand the channel structure unit 11, and a space between the channelstructure unit 11 and the channel structure unit 11 is embedded with thegate insulating film 12 and the gate electrode 16. The first fieldeffect transistor 10 and the second field effect transistor 20 aren-channel field effect transistors. Examples of the material configuringthe gate electrodes 16 and 26 include TiN, TaN, Al, TiAl, and W.Furthermore, gate insulating films 13 and 23 configuring parts of thegate insulating films 12 and 22 contain SIGN, a gate insulating film 24contains and gate insulating films 15 and 25 configuring rests of thegate insulating films 12 and 22 contain a high dielectric constantmaterial, specifically, HfO₂.

Then, in the semiconductor device in Example 1, the first field effecttransistor 10 is a low withstand voltage/field effect transistor, thesecond field effect transistor 20 is a high withstand voltage/fieldeffect transistor, the voltage applied to the gate electrode 16 of thefirst field effect transistor 10 is 0.5 to o.a volts, and the voltageapplied to the gate electrode 26 of the second field effect transistor20 is 1.5 to 3 volts.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A, 2B,2C, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B,10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, and 12. These drawings are schematic partial endviews similar to the schematic partial end view taken along arrow A-A inFIG. 1B.

[Process-100]

First, in a first region 31 and a second region 32 of the base 30, thefirst sacrificial layer 61 is formed on the first region 31, and next,the first semiconductor layer 41 is formed on the first sacrificiallayer 61 and the second region 32.

[Process-100A]

Specifically, first, the first sacrificial layer 61 is formed on theentire surface of the base 30 on the basis of an epitaxial CVD method(see FIG. 2A), and then an etching resist 71A having a desired resistpattern is formed on the first sacrificial layer 61 (see FIG. 2B). Then,the first sacrificial layer 61 on the first region 31 is patterned andthe first sacrificial layer 61 on the second region 32 is removed, andthen the etching resist 71A is removed, whereby the first sacrificiallayer 61 can be formed on the first region 31 (see FIG. 2C).

[Process-100B]

Next, the first semiconductor layer 41 is formed on the entire surfaceon the basis of the epitaxial CVD method (see FIG. 3A), and then anetching resist 71B) having a desired resist pattern is formed on thefirst semiconductor layer 41 (see FIG. 3B). Then, the firstsemiconductor layer 41 is patterned and then the etching resist 71B isremoved, whereby the first semiconductor layer 41 can be formed on thefirst sacrificial layer 61 and on the second region 32 (see FIG. 3C).

[Process-110]

Next, the second sacrificial layer 62 is formed on the firstsemiconductor layer 41 in the first region 31, and next, the secondsemiconductor layer 42 is formed on the second sacrificial layer 62 andon the first semiconductor layer 41 in the second region 32.

[Process-110A]

Specifically, the second sacrificial layer 62 is formed on the entiresurface on the basis of the epitaxial CVD method (see FIG. 4A), and thenan etching resist 71C having a desired resist pattern is formed on thesecond sacrificial layer 62. Then, the second sacrificial. layer 62 onthe first region 31 is patterned and the second sacrificial layer 62 onthe second region 32 is removed, and then the etching resist 71C isremoved, whereby the second sacrificial layer 62 can be formed on thefirst semiconductor layer 41 in the first region 31 (see FIG. 4C).

[Process-110B]

Next, the second semiconductor layer 42 is formed on the entire surfaceon the basis of the epitaxial CVD method (see FIG. 5A), and then anetching resist 71D having a desired resist pattern is formed on thesecond semiconductor layer 42 (see FIG. 5B). Then, the secondsemiconductor layer 42 is patterned and the etching resist 71D isremoved, whereby the second semiconductor layer 42 can be formed on thesecond sacrificial layer 62 and on the first semiconductor layer 41 onthe second region 32 (see FIG. 5C).

[Process-120]

Thereafter, a stacked structure body 10″ including the first sacrificiallayer 61, the first semiconductor layer 41, the second sacrificial layer62, and the second semiconductor layer 42 is formed on the first region31, and next, parts of the second sacrificial layer 62 and the firstsacrificial layer 61 in the stacked structure body 10″ are removed.

[Process-120A]

Specifically, an etching resist 71E having a desired resist pattern isformed on the entire surface (see FIG. 6A). Then, the secondsemiconductor layer 42, the second sacrificial layer 62, the firstsemiconductor layer 41, and the first sacrificial layer 61 in the firstregion 31 are patterned and the second semiconductor layer 42 and thefirst semiconductor layer 41 in the second region 32 are patterned, andfurther, a part of the base 30 is etched, whereby the structureillustrated in FIG. 6B can be obtained. A nanowire structure or ananosheet structure is obtained depending on the width of the etchingresist 71E.

Along with the above, a source/drain region 27 including the firstsemiconductor layer 41 and the second semiconductor layer 42 in thesecond field effect transistor 20 is formed. Furthermore, a source/drainregion 17 including the first, semiconductor layer 41, the firstsacrificial layer 61, the second semiconductor layer 42, and the secondsacrificial layer 62 in the first field effect transistor 10 is formed.

[Process-120B]

Next, an insulating layer 91 containing SiO₂ is formed on the entiresurface on the basis of the CVD method, and then flattening processingis performed, whereby the structure illustrated in FIG. 7A can beobtained. Next, an etching resist 71F is formed in the first region 31(see FIG. 7B) and then the insulating layer 91 in the second region 32is etched, whereby the structure illustrated in FIG. 8A can be obtained.An element isolation region 82 is formed by embedding a top of the base30 with the insulating layer 91. Thereafter, the etching resist 7IF isremoved and an etching resist 71G is formed in the second region 32 (seeFIG. 8B), then the insulating layer 91 in the first region 31 is etched(see FIG. 9A), and the etching resist 71G is removed (see FIG. 9B).Then, moreover, the etching resist 71E is removed, whereby the stackedstructure body 10″ including the second semiconductor layer 42, thesecond sacrificial layer 62, the first semiconductor layer 41, and thefirst sacrificial layer 61 can be formed in the first region 31 (seeFIG. 10A). An element isolation region 81 is formed by embedding a topof the base 30 with the insulating layer 91.

[Process-120C]

Then, the first sacrificial layer 61 and the second sacrificial layer 62containing SiGe are removed using an etchant having an etchingselectivity for the material (Si) configuring the first semiconductorlayer 41 and the second semiconductor layer 42, whereby the structureillustrated in FIG. 10B can be obtained. Both ends of the channelstructure unit 11 of the first field effect transistor 10 having thenanowire structure 40′ are supported by the source/drain region 17 ofthe first field effect transistor 10.

In this way,

(C-1) a first structure 10′ including the source/drain region 17 havingthe stacked structure body 10″, and the channel structure units 11including the first semiconductor layer 41 and the second semiconductorlayer 42 spaced apart from the first semiconductor layer 41, in thefirst region 31, and

(C-2) a second structure 20′ including the source/drain region 27 havinga stacked structure of the first semiconductor layer 41 and the secondsemiconductor layer 42, and the channel formation region 21, in thesecond region 32

can be obtained.

[Process-130]

Thereafter, the gate insulating films 12 and 22 and the gate electrodes16 and 26 are formed in the channel structure units 11 in the firststructure 10′ and in the channel formation region 21 in the secondstructure 20′, whereby the first field effect transistor 10 and thesecond field effect transistor 20 are obtained in the first region 31and the second region 32, respectively.

[Process-130A]

Specifically, first, a resist layer (not illustrated) including adesired resist pattern is formed, and thermal oxidation treatment isperformed for the channel structure units 11 of the first structure 10′and the channel formation region 21 of the second structure 20′, wherebyparts 13 and 23 of the gate insulating films containing SiON are formed(see FIG. 11A). By performing the thermal oxidation treatment, thecross-sectional shape of the channel structure unit of the first fieldeffect transistor having the nanowire structure becomes circular. Thissimilarly applies to the following examples.

[Process-130B]

Next, the resist layer is removed, then a mask layer containing SiN (notillustrated) is formed on the entire surface, the mask layer in thechannel formation region 21 is removed, and a part 23 of the gateinsulating film formed on the channel formation region 21 is exposed.Then, the thermal oxidation treatment is performed, whereby a part 24 ofthe gate insulating film containing a thermal oxidation film is formedin the channel formation region 21 of the second structure 20′ (see FIG.11B). Thereafter, the mask layer is removed.

[Process-130C]

Next, remaining parts 15 and 25 of the gate insulating films containingHfO₂ are formed on parts 13 and 24 of the gate insulating films on thebasis of an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method (see FIG. 12). Thetotal thickness of the gate insulating films 23, 24, and 25 formed inthe channel formation region 21 of the second structure 20′ is largerthan the thicknesses of the gate insulating films 13 and 15 formed inthe channel structure units 11 of the first structure 10′.

[Process-130D]

Thereafter, a material layer configuring the gate electrodes is formedon the entire surface on the basis of the CVD method, and this materiallayer is patterned, whereby the gate electrodes 16 and 26 are formed onthe gate insulating films 12 and 22. Thus, the structure illustrated inFIGS. 1A and 1B can be obtained.

[Process-140]

Next, en insulating layer (not illustrated) is formed on the entiresurface, openings are formed in the insulating layer located above thegate electrodes 16 and 26 and the source/drain regions 17 and 27, andconnection holes and wirings are only required to he formed through theopenings onto the insulating layer.

The semiconductor device according to Example 1 or the semiconductordevice obtained by the method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 1, or semiconductor devices according to Examples 2to 4 or semiconductor devices obtained by methods of manufacturing thesemiconductor devices according to Examples 2 to 4 to be described belowhave the first field effect transistor having the nanowire structure orthe nanosheet structure and the second field effect transistor havingthe Fin structure. Therefore, a semiconductor device that ran allowcoexistence of an FET having a relatively low drive voltage and an FEThaving a relatively high drive voltage can be provided.

By the way, to implement the first field effect transistor having thenanowire structure provided with the thin gate insulating film end thesecond field effect transistor having the Fin structure provided withthe thick gate insulating film at the same time, it is necessary todeposit an insulating film or to thermally oxidize the channel structureunits and the channel formation region. However, in the former case,noise characteristics of the field effect transistors are poor andformation (embedding) of the gate electrodes is difficult. Meanwhile, inthe latter case, the nanowire structure becomes narrow and theperformance of the field effect transistors deteriorates. To solve theproblems, in the semiconductor device according to Example 1 or thesemiconductor devices obtained by the methods of manufacturing thesemiconductor devices according to the first to third modes of thepresent disclosure, the channel structure units of the first fieldeffect transistor have a structure different from the channel formationregion of the second field effect transistor, and the cross section ofthe channel formation region of the second field effect transistor canbe made larger than the cross sections of the channel structure units ofthe first field effect transistor. Therefore, when the channel structureunits and the channel formation region are thermally oxidized to formthe gate insulating film, the thick gate insulating film can be formedin the channel formation region of the second field effect transistorwhile preventing the nanowire structure from becoming thinner. As aresult, a semiconductor device that can allow coexistence of an FEThaving a relatively low drive voltage and an FET having a relativelyhigh drive voltage can be provided while preventing deterioration of theperformance of the first field effect transistor and the second fieldeffect transistor. Furthermore, the channel formation region of thesecond field effect transistor is configured by the integratedsemiconductor layers, and no gap is present between the semiconductorlayers configuring the channel formation region, and it is not necessaryto fill the gap between the semiconductor layers configuring the channelformation region with the gate electrode. Furthermore, since the thermaloxidation film can be formed, a high-quality insulating film with lowinterface trap density can be formed, and 1/f noise performance can beimproved by one to two digits.

EXAMPLE 2

Example 2 is a modification of Example 1 and relates to a method ofmanufacturing a semiconductor device according to the second mode of thepresent disclosure.

As a schematic cross-sectional view is illustrated in FIG. 13, thesemiconductor device according to Example 2 includes:

a first field effect transistor 10 including at least two channelstructure units 11 (two in the thickness direction in the illustratedexample) each having a nanowire structure or a nanosheet structure (ananowire structure 50′ in the illustrated example); and

a second field effect transistor 20 having a Fin structure, in which

the channel structure units 11 are spaced apart from each other in thethickness direction of the first field effect transistor 10. In theillustrated example, one channel structure unit 11 includes threenanowire structures 50′ in the width direction. The schematic layoutview of elements of the semiconductor device according to Example 2 issimilar to the layout view illustrated in FIG. 1B.

In Example 2, a first semiconductor layer 51 and a second semiconductorlayer 52 contain SiGe, a sacrificial layer 63 contains Si, and a base 30includes a silicon semiconductor substrate.

Then, even in the semiconductor device in Example 2, the relationshipbetween the total height H_(L) of the channel structure units 11 and theheight H_(H) of the channel formation region 21 of the second fieldeffect transistor 20 satisfies:

0.90≤H _(L) /H _(H)≤1.04.

Specifically, for example,

the nanowire structure 50′ has the diameter=9 nm,

H_(L)=18.0 nm, and

H_(H)=18.5 nm.

Furthermore, even in the semiconductor device in Example 2, a gateinsulating film 12 and a gate electrode 16 for the first field effecttransistor are formed. in the channel structure units 11 in the firstfield effect transistor 10, and a gate insulating film 22 and a gateelectrode 26 for the second field effect transistor are formed in thechannel formation region 21 in the second field effect transistor 20.That is, in the first field effect transistor 10, the gate insulatingfilm 12 and the gate electrode 16 are formed between the channelstructure unit 11 and the channel structure unit 11, and a space betweenthe channel structure unit 11 and the channel structure unit 11 isembedded with the gate insulating film 12 and the gate electrode 16. Thefirst field effect transistor 10 and the second field effect transistor20 are p-channel field effect transistors. The gate electrodes 16 and 26contain TiN, gate insulating films 13 and 23 configuring parts of thegate insulating films 12 and 22 contain SiO₂, and gate insulating films15 and 25 configuring rests of the gate insulating films 12 and 22contain HfO₂.

Then, even in the semiconductor device in Example 2, the first fieldeffect transistor 10 is a low withstand voltage/field effect transistor,the second field effect transistor 20 is a high withstand voltage/fieldeffect transistor, the voltage applied to the gate electrode 16 of thefirst field effect transistor 10 is 0.5 to 0.3 volts, and the voltageapplied to the gate electrode 26 of the second field effect transistor20 is 1.5 to 3 volts.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14A,14B, 14C, 15A, 15B, 15C, 16A, 165, 16C, 17A, 17B, 18A, 18B, 19A, 19B,20A, 20B, 21A, 21B, 21C, 22A and 22B. These drawings are schematicpartial end views similar to the schematic partial end view taken alongarrow A-A in FIG. 1A.

[Process-200]

First, the first semiconductor layer 51 is formed on a first region 31and a second. region 32 of the base 30.

Specifically, first, the first semiconductor layer 51 is formed on theentire surface of the base 30 on the basis of an epitaxial CVD method(see FIG. 14A), and then an etching resist 72A having a desired resistpattern is formed on the first semiconductor layer 51 (see FIG. 14B).Then, the first semiconductor layer 51 on the first region 31 and thesecond region 32 is patterned, and then the etching resist 72A isremoved, whereby the first semiconductor layer 51 can be formed on thefirst region 31 and on the second region 32 (see FIG. 14C).

[Process-210]

Next, the sacrificial layer 63 is formed on the first semiconductorlayer 51, next, the sacrificial layer 63 is removed in the second region32, the second semiconductor layer 52 is formed on the sacrificial layer63 in the first region 31, and the second semiconductor layer 52 isformed on the first semiconductor layer 51 in the second region 32.

[Process-210A]

Specifically, the sacrificial layer 63 is formed on the entire surfaceon the basis of the epitaxial CVD method (see FIG. 15A), and then anetching resist 72B having a desired resist pattern is formed on thesacrificial layer 63 (see FIG. 15B). Then, the sacrificial layer 63 onthe first region 31 is patterned and the sacrificial layer 63 on thesecond region 32 is removed, and then the etching resist 72B is removed,whereby the sacrificial layer 63 can be formed on the firstsemiconductor layer 51 in the first region 31 (see FIG. 15C).

[Process-210B]

Next, the second semiconductor layer 52 is formed on the entire surfaceon the basis of the epitaxial CVD method (see FIG. 16A), and then anetching resist 72C having a desired resist pattern is formed on thesecond semiconductor layer 52 (see FIG. 13B). Then, the secondsemiconductor layer 52 is patterned and the etching resist 72C isremoved, whereby the second semiconductor layer 52 can be formed on thesacrificial layer 63 and on the first semiconductor layer 51 on thesecond region 32 (see FIG. 16C). In this way, the channel formationregion 21 in the second field effect transistor can be formed in thesecond region 32.

[Process-220]

Thereafter, a stacked structure body 10″ including the secondsemiconductor layer 52, the sacrificial layer 63, and the firstsemiconductor layer 51 is formed on the first region 31, and next, apart of the sacrificial layer 63 in the stacked structure body 10″ isremoved.

[Process-220A]

Specifically, an etching resist 72D having a desired resist pattern isformed on the entire surface (see FIG. 17A). Then, the secondsemiconductor layer 52, the sacrificial layer 63, and the firstsemiconductor layer 51 in the first region 31 are patterned and thesecond semiconductor layer 52 and the first semiconductor layer 51 inthe second region 32 are patterned, and further, a part of the base 30is etched, whereby the structure illustrated in FIG. 17B can beobtained.

Along with the above, a source/drain region 27 including the firstsemiconductor layer 51 and the second semiconductor layer 52 in thesecond field effect transistor 20 is formed. Furthermore, a source/drainregion 17 including the first semiconductor layer 51, the sacrificiallayer 63, and the second semiconductor layer 52 in the first fieldeffect transistor 10 is formed.

[Process-220B]

Next, an insulating layer 92 containing SiO₂ is formed on the entiresurface on the basis of the CVD method, and then flattening processingis performed, whereby the structure illustrated in FIG. 18A can beobtained. Next, an etching resist 72E is formed in the first region 31(see FIG. 18B) and then the insulating layer 92 in the second region 32is etched, whereby the structure illustrated in FIG. 19A can beobtained. An element isolation region 84 is formed by embedding a top ofthe base 30 with the insulating layer 92. Thereafter, the etching resist72E is removed and an etching resist 72F is formed in the second region32 (see. FIG. 19B), then the insulating layer 92 in the first region 31is etched (see FIG. 20A), and the etching resist 72F is removed (seeFIG. 20B). Then, moreover, the etching resist 72D is removed, wherebythe stacked structure body 10″ including the second semiconductor layer52, the sacrificial layer 63, and the first semiconductor layer 51 canbe formed in the first region 31 (see. FIG. 21A). An element isolationregion 83 is formed by embedding a top of the base 30 with theinsulating layer 92.

[Process-220C]

Next, the sacrificial layer 63 containing Si is removed using an etchanthaving an etching selectivity for the material (SiGe) configuring thefirst semiconductor layer 51 and the second semiconductor layer 52,whereby the structure illustrated in FIG. 21B can be obtained. Both endof the channel structure unit 11 of the first field effect transistor 10having the nanowire structure 50′ are supported by the source/drainregion 17 of the first field effect transistor 10.

In this way,

(C-1) a first structure 10′ including the source/drain region 17including the stacked structure body 10″, and the channel structureunits 11 including the first semiconductor layer 51 and the secondsemiconductor layer 52 spaced apart from the first semiconductor layer51, in the first region 31, and

(C-2) a second structure 20′ including the source/drain region 27including a stacked structure of the first semiconductor layer 51 andthe second semiconductor layer 52, and the channel formation region 21,in the second region 32

can be obtained.

[Process-230]

Thereafter, the gate insulating films 12 and 22 and the gate electrodes16 and 26 are formed in the channel structure units 11 in the firststructure 10′ and in the channel formation region 21 in the secondstructure 20′, whereby the first field effect transistor 10 and thesecond field effect transistor 20 are obtained in the first region 31and the second region 32, respectively.

[Process-230A]

Specifically, first, a resist layer (not illustrated) including adesired resist pattern is formed, and thermal oxidation treatment isperformed for the channel structure units 11 of the first structure 10′and the channel formation region 21 of the second structure 20′, wherebyparts 13 and 23 of the gate insulating films containing SiON are formed(see FIG. 21C).

[Process-230B]

Next, the resist layer is removed, then a mask layer containing SiN (notillustrated) is formed on the entire surface, the mask layer in thechannel formation region 21 is removed, and a part 23 of the gateinsulating film formed on the channel formation region 21 is exposed.Then, the thermal oxidation treatment is performed, whereby a part 24 ofthe gate insulating film containing a thermal oxidation film is formedin the channel formation region 21 of the second structure 20′ (see FIG.22A). Thereafter, the mask layer is removed.

[Process-230C]

Next, remaining parts 15 and 25 of the gate insulating films containingHfO₂ are formed on parts 13 and 24 of the gate insulating films on thebasis of the ALD method (see FIG. 22B). The total thickness of the gateinsulating films 23, 24, and 25 formed in the channel formation region21 of the second structure 20′ is larger than the thicknesses of thegate insulating films 13 and 15 formed in the channel structure units 11of the first structure 10′.

[Process-230D]

Thereafter, a material layer containing TiN and configuring the gateelectrodes is formed on the entire surface on the basis of the CVDmethod, and this material layer is patterned, whereby the gateelectrodes 16 and 26 are formed on the gate insulating films 12 and 22.Thus, the structure illustrated in FIG. 13 can be obtained.

[Process-240]

Next, an insulating layer (not illustrated) is formed on the entiresurface, openings are formed in the insulating layer located above thegate electrodes 16 and 26 and the source/drain regions 17 and 27, andconnection holes and wirings are only required to be formed through theopenings onto the insulating layer.

EXAMPLE 3

Example 3 is a modification of Examples 1 and 2 and relates to a methodof manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the third mode ofthe present disclosure.

As a schematic cross-sectional view is illustrated in FIG. 23, in thesemiconductor device according to Example 3, a first field effecttransistor is configured by a combination of a p-channel first fieldeffect transistor (first A field effect transistor 10 p) and ann-channel first field effect transistor (first B field effect transistor10 n). The first A field effect transistor 10 p is formed in a first aregion 31 p, and the first B field effect transistor 10 n is formed in afirst b region 31 n. Channel structure units 11 p in one first fieldeffect transistor (specifically, the first A field effect transistor 10p in Example 3), of the p-channel first field effect transistor (first Afield effect transistor 10 p) and the n-channel first field effecttransistor (first B field effect transistor 10 n), are formed inodd-numbered levels of layers (a first layer and a third layer), andchannel structure units 11 n in the other first field effect transistor(specifically, the first B field effect transistor 10 n in Example 3)are formed in even-numbered levels of layers (a second layer and afourth layer). The channel structure unit 11 p in the p-channel firstfield effect transistor (first A field effect transistor 10 p) containsSiGe, and the channel structure unit 11 n in the n-channel first fieldeffect transistor (first B field effect transistor 10 n) contains Si.

Moreover, a gate insulating film 12 and a gate electrode 16 p for thefirst A field effect transistor are formed in the channel structure unit11 p in the first A field effect transistor 10 p,

a gate insulating film 12 and a gate electrode 16 n for the first Bfield effect transistor are formed in the channel structure unit 11 n inthe first B field effect transistor 10 n,

a gate insulating film 22 and a gate electrode 26 p for the second Afield effect transistor are formed in a channel formation region 21 p ina second A field effect transistor 20 p, and

a gate insulating film 22 and a gate electrode 26 n for the second Bfield effect transistor are formed in a channel formation region 21 n ina second B field effect transistor 20 n, as described above.

Here, the semiconductor device in Example 3 satisfies:

0.91≤H _(L-1A) /H _(H-2A)≤1.04; and

0.90≤H _(L-1B) /H _(H-2B)≤1.03,

where

the total height of the channel structure units 11 p of the first Afield effect transistor 10 p is H_(L-1A), the total height of thechannel structure units 11 n of the first B field effect transistor 10 nis H_(L-1B), the height of the channel formation region 21 p of thesecond A field effect transistor 20 p is H_(H-2A), and the height of thechannel formation region 21 n of the second B field effect transistor 20n is H_(H-2B).

Furthermore, in the semiconductor device according to Example 3, thesecond field effect transistor 20 is configured by a combination of thep-channel second field effect transistor (second A field effecttransistor 20 p) and the n-channel second field effect transistor(second B field effect transistor 20 n). The second A field effecttransistor 20 p is formed in a second a region 32 p, and the second Bfield effect transistor 20 n is formed in a second b region 32 n. Thechannel formation region 21 p in the p-channel second A field effecttransistor 20 p contains SiGe and the channel formation region 21 n inthe p-channel second B field effect transistor 20 n contains Si. Thechannel structure units 11 p in the first A field effect transistor 10 pare formed in odd-numbered levels of layers (a first layer and a thirdlayer), and the channel structure units 11 n of the first B field effecttransistor IGn are formed in even-numbered levels of layers (a secondlayer and a fourth layer).

Moreover, in the semiconductor device or the like according to Example3, the first A field effect transistor 10 p and the first B field effecttransistor 10 n are low withstand voltage/field effect transistors, andthe second A field effect transistor 20 p and the second B field effecttransistor 20 n are high withstand voltage/field effect transistors. Thevoltage applied to the gate electrodes 16 p and 16 n of the first Afield effect transistor 10 p and the first B field effect transistor 10n is 0.5 to 0.8 volts, and the voltage applied to the gate electrodes 26p and 26 n of the second A field effect transistor 20 p and the second Bfield effect transistor 20 n is 1.5 to 3 volts.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 24A,24B, 25A, 25B, 26A, 26B, 27A, 27B, 28A, 28B, 29A, 29B, 30A, 30B, 31A,31B, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B, 34A, 34B, 35A, and 35B. These drawings areschematic partial end views similar to the schematic partial end viewtaken along arrow A n in FIG. 1A.

[Process-300]

First, in the first a region 31 p, the first b region 31 n, the second aregion 32 p, and the second b region 32 n of the base 30, a first Asemiconductor layer 51 is formed on the first a region 31 p, the first bregion 31 n, and the second a region 32 p, and next, a first Bsemiconductor layer 41 is formed on the first A semiconductor layer 51in the first a region 31 p and the first b region 31 n, and on thesecond b region 32 n.

[Process-300A]

Specifically, first, the first A semiconductor layer 51 is formed on theentire surface of the base 30 on the basis of the epitaxial CVD method(see FIG. 24A), and then an etching resist 73A having a desired resistpattern is formed on the first A semiconductor layer 51 in the first aregion 31 p, the first b region 31 n, and the second a region 32 p ofthe base 30 (see FIG. 24B). Then, the first A semiconductor layer 51 onthe first a region 31 p, the first b region 31 n, and the second aregion 32 p is patterned and the first A semiconductor layer 51 on thesecond b region 32 p is removed, and then the etching resist 73A isremoved, whereby the first A semiconductor layer 51 can be formed on thefirst a region 31 p, the first b region 31 n, and the second a region 32p (see FIG. 25A).

[Process-300B]

Next, the first B semiconductor layer 41 is formed on the entire surfaceon the basis of the epitaxial CVD method, and then an etching resisthaving a desired resist pattern (not illustrated) is formed on the firstB semiconductor layer 41. Then, the first B semiconductor layer 41 onthe second a region 32 p is removed, and then the etching resist isremoved. Thus, the structure illustrated in FIG. 25B can be obtained.

[Process-300C]

Thereafter, an etching resist 73B having a desired resist pattern isformed on the first B semiconductor layer 41 on the first a region 31 p,the first b region 31 n, and the second b region 32 n of the base 30,and on the first A semiconductor layer 51 on the second a region 32 p(see FIG. 26A). Then, the first B semiconductor layer 41 on the first aregion 31 p, the first b region 31 n, and the second b region 32 n ofthe base 30 is patterned, and then the etching resist 73B is removed,whereby the first B semiconductor layer 41 can be formed on the first Asemiconductor layer 51 in the first a region 31 p and the first b region31 n and on the second b region 32 n (see FIG. 26B).

[Process-310]

Next, a second A semiconductor layer 52 is formed on the first Bsemiconductor layer 41 in the first a region 31 p and the first b region31 n and on the first A semiconductor layer 51 in the second a region 32p, and next, a second B semiconductor layer 42 is formed on the second Asemiconductor layer 52 in the first a region 31 p and the first b region31 n and on the first B semiconductor layer 41 in the second b region 32n.

[Process-310A]

Specifically, the second A semiconductor layer 52 is formed on theentire surface on the basis of the epitaxial CVD method (see FIG. 27A),and then an etching resist 73C having a desired resist pattern is formedon the second A semiconductor layer 52 in the first a region 31 p, thefirst b region 31 n, and the second a region 32 p of the base 30 (seeFIG. 27B). Then, the second A semiconductor layer 52 on the first aregion 31 p, the first b region 31 n, and the second a region 32 p ispatterned and the second A semiconductor layer 52 on the second b region32 p is removed, and then the etching resist 73C is removed, whereby thesecond A semiconductor layer 52 can be formed on the first Bsemiconductor layer 41 in the first a region 31 p and the first b region31 n and on the first A semiconductor layer 51 in the second a region 32p (see FIG. 28A).

[Process-310B]

Next, the second B semiconductor layer 42 is formed on the entiresurface on the basis of the epitaxial CVD method (see FIG. 28B), andthen etching resist 73D having a desired resist pattern is formed on thesecond B semiconductor layer 42 (see FIG. 29A). Then, the second Bsemiconductor layer 42 on the first a region 31 p, the first b region 31n, and the second b region 32 n is patterned, and the second Bsemiconductor layer 42 on the second a region 32 p is removed, and thenthe etching resist 73D is removed. In this way, the second Bsemiconductor layer 42 can be formed on the second A semiconductor layer52 in the first a region 31 p and the first b region 31 n and on thefirst B semiconductor layer 41 in the second b region 32 n (see FIG.29B).

[Process-320]

Next, a first stacked structure body 10 p″ including the second Bsemiconductor layer 42, the second A semiconductor layer 52, the first Bsemiconductor layer 41, and the first A semiconductor layer 51 is formedin the first a region 31 p, and a second stacked structure body 10 n″including the second B semiconductor layer 42, the second Asemiconductor layer 52, the first B semiconductor layer 41, and thefirst A semiconductor layer 51 is formed in the first b region 31 n.

[Process-320A]

Specifically, an etching resist 73E having a desired resist pattern isformed on the entire surface (see FIG. 30A), then the second Bsemiconductor layer 42, the second A semiconductor layer 52, the first Bsemiconductor layer 41, and the first A semiconductor layer 51 in thefirst a region 31 p, the first b region 31 n, the second a region 32 p,and the second a region 31 n are patterned, and moreover, a part of thebase 30 is etched, whereby the structure illustrated in FIG. 30B can beobtained.

Along with the above, a source/drain region 27 including the first Asemiconductor layer 51 and the second A semiconductor layer 52 in thesecond A field effect transistor 20 p and a source/drain region 27including the first B semiconductor layer 41 and the second Bsemiconductor layer 42 in the second B field effect transistor 20 n areformed. Furthermore, a source/drain region 17 including the first Asemiconductor layer 51, the first 3 semiconductor layer 41, the second Asemiconductor layer 51, and the second B semiconductor layer 42 in thefirst A field effect transistor 10 p and the first B field effecttransistor 10 n is formed.

[Process-320B]

Next, an insulating layer 93 containing SiO₂ is formed on the entiresurface on the basis of the CVD method, and then flattening processingis performed, whereby the structure illustrated in FIG. 31A can beobtained. Next, an etching resist 73F is formed in the first a region 31p and the first b region 31 n (see FIG. 31B), and then the insulatinglayer 93 in the second a region 32 p and the second b region 32 n isetched, whereby the structure illustrated in FIG. 32A can be obtained.An element isolation region 86 is formed by embedding a top of the base30 with the insulating layer 93. Thereafter, the etching resist 73F isremoved, and an etching resist 73G is formed in the second a region 32 pand the second b region 32 n (see FIG. 32B), the insulating layer 93 inthe first a region 31 p and the first b region 31 n is etched (see FIG.33A), and the etching resist 73G is removed, whereby the structureillustrated in FIG. 33B can be obtained. Then, the etching resist 73E isremoved, whereby second stacked structure bodies 10 p″ and 10 n″including the second B semiconductor layer 42, the second Asemiconductor layer 52, the first B semiconductor layer 41, and thefirst A semiconductor layer 51 can be formed in the first a region 31 pand the first b region 31 n (see FIG. 34A). An element isolation region85 is formed by embedding a top of the base 30 with the insulating layer93.

[Process-330]

Next, parts of the second B semiconductor layer 42 and the first Bsemiconductor layer 41 in the first stacked structure body 10 p″ areremoved in the first a region 31 p, and parts of the second Asemiconductor layer 52 and the first A semiconductor layer 51 in thesecond stacked structure body 10 n″ are removed in the first b region 31n.

Specifically, the first B semiconductor layer 41 and the second Bsemiconductor layer 42 containing Si are removed using an etchant havingan etching selectivity for the material (SiGe) configuring the first Asemiconductor layer 51 and the second A semiconductor layer 52, and thefirst A semiconductor layer 51 and the second A semiconductor layer 52containing SiGe are removed using an etchant having an etchingselectivity for the material (Si) configuring the first B semiconductorlayer 41 and the second B semiconductor layer 42, whereby the structureillustrated in FIG. 34B can be obtained. Both ends of the channelstructure units 11 p and 11 n of the first A field effect transistor 10p and the first B field effect transistor 10 n including the nanowirestructures 40′ and 50′ are supported by the source/drain regions 17 ofthe first A field effect transistor 10 p and the first B field effecttransistor 10 n.

In this way,

(D-1) a first A structure 10 p′ including the source/drain region 17having the first stacked structure body 10 p″, and the channel structureunits 11 p including the first A semiconductor layer 51 and the second Asemiconductor layer 52 spaced apart from the first A semiconductor layer51, in the first a region 31 p,

(D-2) a first B structure 10 n′ including the source/drain region 17having the second stacked structure body 10 n″, and the channelstructure units 11 n including the first B semiconductor layer 41 andthe second B semiconductor layer 42 spaced apart from the first Bsemiconductor layer 41, in the first b region 31 n,

(D-3) a second A structure 20 p′ including the source/drain region 27having a stacked structure of the first A semiconductor layer 51 and thesecond A semiconductor layer 52, and the channel formation region 21 p,in the second a region 32 p, and

(D-4) a second B structure 20 n′ including the source/drain region 27having a stacked structure of the first B semiconductor layer 41 and thesecond B semiconductor layer 42, and the channel formation region 21 n,in the second b region 32 n

can be obtained.

[Process-340]

Thereafter, the gate insulating films 12 and 22 and the gate electrodes16 p, 16 n, 26 p, and 26 n are formed in the channel structure units 11p and 11 n in the first A structure 10 p′ and the first B structure 10n′ and in the channel formation regions 21 p and 21 n of the second Astructure 20 p′ and the second B structure 20 n′, whereby the first Afield effect transistor 10 p, the first B field effect transistor 10 n,the second A field effect transistor 20 p, and the second B field effecttransistor 20 n are obtained in the first a region 31 p, the first bregion 31 n, the second a region 32 p, and the second b region 32 n ofthe base 30, respectively.

[Process-340A]

Specifically, first, a resist layer (not illustrated) having a desiredresist pattern is formed, and thermal oxidation treatment is performedfor the channel structure units 11 p and 11 n of the first A structure10 p′ and the first B structure 10 n′ and for the channel formationregions 21 p and 21 n of the second A structure 20 p′ and the second Bstructure 20 n′, whereby parts 13 and 23 of the gate insulating filmscontaining SiON are formed (see FIG. 35A).

[Process-340B]

Next, the resist layer is removed, then a mask layer containing SiN (notillustrated) is formed on the entire surface, the mask layer on thechannel formation regions 21 p and 21 n in the second A field effecttransistor 20 p and the second B field effect transistor 20 n isremoved, and a part 23 of the gate insulating film formed on the channelformation regions 21 p and 21 n is exposed. Then, the thermal oxidationtreatment is performed, whereby a part 24 of the gate insulating filmcontaining a thermal oxidation film is formed on the channel formationregions 21 p and 21 n of the second A structure 20 p′ and the second Bstructure 20 n′. Thereafter, the mask layer is removed.

[Process-340C]

Next, a mask layer containing SiN (not illustrated) is formed on theentire surface, the mask layer on the channel structure units 11 p inthe first A field effect transistor 10 p and on the channel formationregion 21 p in the second A field effect transistor 20 p is removed, andparts 13 and 24 of the gate insulating films formed on the channelstructure units 11 p and the channel formation region 21 p are exposed.Then, gate insulating films 15 and 25 containing a high dielectricconstant material, specifically, HfO₂ are formed. Thereafter, the masklayer is removed.

[Process-340D]

Next, a mask layer containing SiN (not illustrated) is formed on theentire surface, the mask layer on the channel structure units 11 n inthe first B field effect transistor 10 n and on the channel formationregion 21 n in the second B field effect transistor 20 n is removed, andparts 13 and 24 of the gate insulating films formed on the channelstructure units 11 n and the channel formation region 21 n are exposed.Then, gate insulating films 15 and 25 containing a high dielectricconstant material, specifically, HfO₂ are formed. Thereafter, the masklayer is removed. Thus, the structure illustrated in FIG. 35B can beobtained.

[Process-340E]

Thereafter, the gate electrodes 16 p and 26 p are formed in the first Afield effect transistor 10 p and the second A field effect transistor 20p, and the gate electrodes 16 n and 26 n are formed in the first B fieldeffect transistor 10 n and the second B field effect transistor 20 n.Thus, the structure illustrated in FIG. 23 can be obtained.

[Process-350]

Next, an insulating layer (not illustrated) is formed on the entiresurface, openings are formed in the insulating layer located above thegate electrodes 16 p, 16 n, 26 p, and 26 n and the source/drain regions17 and 27, and connection holes and wirings are only required to beformed through the openings onto the insulating layer.

EXAMPLE 4

Example 4 is also a modification of Examples 1 and 2.

As a schematic cross-sectional view is illustrated in FIG. 36, in thesemiconductor device according to Example 4, a first field effecttransistor is configured by a combination of a p-channel first fieldeffect transistor (first A field effect transistor 10 p) and ann-channel first field effect transistor (first B field effect transistor10 n), similarly to Example 3. The first A field effect transistor 10 pis formed in a first a region 31 p, and the first B field effecttransistor 10is formed in a first b region 31 n. Channel structure units11 p in one first field effect transistor (specifically, the first Afield effect transistor 10 p in Example 4), of the p-channel first fieldeffect transistor (first A field effect transistor 10 p) and then-channel first field effect transistor (first B field effect transistor10 n), are formed in odd-numbered levels of layers (a first layer and athird layer), and channel structure units 11 n in the other first fieldeffect transistor (specifically, the first B field effect transistor 10n in Example 4) are formed in even-numbered levels of layers (a secondlayer and a fourth layer). The channel structure unit 11 p in thep-channel first field effect transistor (first A field effect transistor10 p) contains SiGe, and the channel structure unit 11 n in then-channel first field effect transistor (first B field effect transistor10 n) contains Si. Then, the gate insulating film 12 and the gateelectrode 16 p for the first A field effect transistor are formed in thechannel structure unit 11 p in the first A field effect transistor 10 p,and the gate insulating film 12 and the gate electrode 16 n for thefirst B field effect transistor are formed in the channel structure unit11 n in the first B field effect transistor 10 n.

Meanwhile, the second field effect transistor 20 includes the n-channelsecond field effect transistor, which is different from Example 3. Inthe second field effect transistor 20, the gate insulating film 22 andthe gate electrode 26 for the second field effect transistor are formedin the channel formation region 21.

Moreover, even in the semiconductor device or the like according toExample 4, the first A field effect transistor 10 p and the first Bfield effect transistor 10 n are low withstand voltage/field effecttransistors, and the second field effect transistor 20 is a highwithstand voltage/field effect transistor. The voltage applied to thegate electrodes 16 p and 16 n of the first A field effect transistor 10p and the first B field effect transistor 10 n is 0.5 to 0.8 volts, andthe voltage applied to the gate electrode 26 of the second field effecttransistor 20 is 1.5 to 3 volts.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor deviceaccording to Example 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 36A,36B, 37A, 37B, 38A, 38B, 39A, 39B, 40A, 40B, 41A, 4IB, 42A, 42B, 43A,43B, 44A and 44B. These drawings are schematic partial end views similarto the schematic partial end view taken along arrow A-A in FIG. 1A.

[Process-400]

First, in the first a region 31 p, the first b region 31 n, and thesecond region 32 of the base 30, the first A semiconductor layer 51 isformed on the first a region 31 p, the first b region 31 n, and thesecond region 32, next, the first B semiconductor layer 41 is formed onthe first A semiconductor layer 51 in the first a region 31 p and thefirst b region 31 n, and the first B semiconductor layer 41 is formed onthe base 30 in the second region 32.

[Process-400A]

Specifically, first, the first A semiconductor layer 51 is formed on thefirst a region 31 p, the first b region 31 n, and the second region 32of the base 30 on the basis of the epitaxial CVD method, and then anetching resist having a desired resist pattern (not illustrated) isformed on the first A semiconductor layer 51 in the first a region 31 p,the first b region 31 n, and the second region 32 of the base 30. Then,the first A semiconductor layer 51 on the first a region 31 p and thefirst b region 31 n is patterned, the first A semiconductor layer 51 onthe second region 32 is removed, and then the etching resist is removed,whereby the first A semiconductor layer 51 can be formed on the first aregion 31 p and the first b region 31 n (see FIG. 37A).

[Process-400B]

Next, the first B semiconductor layer 41 is formed on the entire surfaceon the basis of the epitaxial CVD method, and then an etching resisthaving a desired resist pattern (not illustrated) is formed on the firstB semiconductor layer 41. Then, the first B semiconductor layer 41 ispatterned, and then the etching resist is removed. Thus, the structureillustrated in FIG. 37B can be obtained.

[Process-410]

Next, the second A semiconductor layer 52 is formed on the first Bsemiconductor layer 41 in the first a region 31 p and the first b region31 n, and next, the second B semiconductor layer 42 is formed on thesecond A semiconductor layer 52 in the first a region 31 p and the firstb region 31 n and on the first B semiconductor layer 41 in the secondregion 32.

[Process-410A]

Specifically, the second A semiconductor layer 52 is formed on theentire surface on the basis of the epitaxial CVD method, and then anetching resist having a desired resist pattern (not illustrated) isformed on the second A semiconductor layer 52 in the first a region 31p, the first b region 31 n, and the second region 32 of the base 30.Then, the second A semiconductor layer 52 on the first a region 31 p andthe first b region 31 n is patterned, the second A semiconductor layer52 on the second region 32 is removed and then the etching resist isremoved, whereby the second A semiconductor layer 52 can be formed onthe first B semiconductor layer 41 in the first a region 31 p and thefirst b region 31 n.

[Process-410B]

Next, the second B semiconductor layer 42 is formed on the entiresurface on the basis of the epitaxial CVD method, and then an etchingresist having a desired resist pattern (not illustrated) is formed onthe second B semiconductor layer 42. Then, the second B semiconductorlayer 42 on the first a region 31 p and the first b 31 n is patternedand the second B semiconductor layer 42 on the second region patterned,and then the etching resist is removed. In this way, the second Bsemiconductor layer 42 can be formed on the second A semiconductor layer52 in the first a region 31 p and the first b region 31 n and on thefirst B semiconductor layer 41 in the second region 32 (see FIG. 38B).

[Process-420]

Next, a first stacked structure body 10 p″ including the second Bsemiconductor 42, the second A semiconductor layer 52, the first Bsemiconductor layer 41, and the first A semiconductor layer 51 is formedin the first a region 31 p, and a second stacked structure body 10 n″including the second B semiconductor layer 42, the second Asemiconductor layer 52, the first B semiconductor layer 41, and thefirst A semiconductor layer 51 is formed in the first b region 31 n.

[Process-420A]

Specifically, an etching resist 74E having a desired resist pattern isformed on the entire surface (see FIG. 39A), then the second Bsemiconductor layer 42, the second A semiconductor layer 52, the first Bsemiconductor layer 41, and the first A semiconductor layer 51 in thefirst a region 31 p, the first b region 31 n, and the second region 31are patterned, and moreover, a part of the base 30 is etched, wherebythe structure illustrated in FIG. 39B can be obtained.

Along with the above, a source/drain region 27 including the first Bsemiconductor layer 41 and the second B semiconductor layer 42 in thesecond field effect transistor 20 is formed. Furthermore, a source/drainregion 17 including the first A semiconductor layer 51, the first Bsemiconductor layer 41, the second A semiconductor layer 51, and thesecond B semiconductor layer 42 in the first A field effect transistor10 p and the first B field effect transistor 10 n is formed.

[Process-420B]

Next, an insulating layer 94 containing SiO₂ is formed on the entiresurface on the basis of the CVD method, and then flattening processingis performed, whereby the structure illustrated in FIG. 40A can beobtained. Next, an etching resist 74F is formed on the first a region 31p and the first b region 31 n (see FIG. 40B), and then, an insulatinglayer 94 in the second region 32 is etched, whereby the structureillustrated in FIG. 41A can be obtained. An element isolation region 88is formed by embedding a top of the base 30 with the insulating layer94. Thereafter, the etching resist 74F is removed and an etching resist74G is formed on the second region 32 (see FIG. 41B), then theinsulating layer 94 in the first a region 31 p and the first b region 31n is etched (see FIG. 42A), and the etching resist 74G is removed,whereby the structure illustrated in FIG. 42B can be obtained. Then, theetching resist 74E is removed, whereby second stacked structure bodies10 p″ and 10 n″ including the second B semiconductor layer 42, thesecond A semiconductor layer 52, the first B semiconductor layer 41, andthe first A semiconductor layer 51 can be formed in the first a region31 p and the first b region 31 n (see FIG. 43A). An element isolationregion 67 is formed by embedding a top of the base 30 with theinsulating layer 94.

[Process-430]

Next, parts of the second B semiconductor layer 42 and the first Bsemiconductor layer 41 in the first stacked structure body 10 p″ areremoved in the first a region 31 p, and parts of the second Asemiconductor layer 52 and the first A semiconductor layer 51 in thesecond stacked structure body 10 n″ are removed in the first b region 31n.

Specifically, the first B semiconductor layer 41 and the second Bsemiconductor layer 42 containing Si are removed using an etchant havingan etching selectivity for the material (SiGe) configuring the first Asemiconductor layer 51 and the second A semiconductor layer 52, and thefirst A semiconductor layer 51 and the second A semiconductor layer 52containing SiGe are removed using an etchant having an etchingselectivity for the material (Si) configuring the first B semiconductorlayer 41 and the second B semiconductor layer 42, whereby the structureillustrated in FIG. 43B can be obtained. Both ends of the channelstructure units 11 p and 11 n of the first A field effect transistor 10p and the first B field effect transistor 10 n including the nanowirestructures 40′ and 50′ are supported by the source/drain regions 17 ofthe first A field effect transistor 10 p and the first B field effecttransistor 10 n.

In this way,

(D-1) a first A structure 10 p′ including the source/drain region 17having the first stacked structure body 10 p″, and the channel structureunits 11 p including the first A semiconductor layer 51 and the second Asemiconductor layer 52 spaced apart from the first A semiconductor layer51, in the first a region 31 p,

(D-2) a first B structure 10 n′ including the source/drain region 17having the second stacked structure body 10 n″, and the channelstructure units 11 n including the first B semiconductor layer 41 andthe second B semiconductor layer 42 spaced apart from the first Bsemiconductor layer 41, in the first b region 31 n, and

(D-3) a second structure 20′ including the source/drain region 27 havinga stacked structure of the first B semiconductor layer 41 and the secondB semiconductor layer 42, and the channel formation region 21, in thesecond region 32

can be obtained.

[Process-440]

Thereafter, the gate insulating films 12 and 22 and the gate electrodes16 p, 16 n, and 26 are formed in the channel structure units 11 p and 11n in the first A structure 10 p′ and the first B structure 10 n′ and inthe channel formation region 21 of the second structure 20, whereby thefirst A field effect transistor 10 p, the first B field effecttransistor 10 n, and the second field effect transistor 20 are obtainedin the first a region 31 p, the first b region 31 n, and the secondregion 32 of the base 30, respectively.

[Process-440A]

Specifically, first, a resist layer (not illustrated) having a desiredresist pattern is formed, and thermal oxidation treatment is performedfor the channel structure units 11 p and 11 n of the first A structure10 p′ and the first B structure 10 n′ and for the channel formationregion 21 of the second structure 20, whereby parts 13 and 23 of thegate insulating films containing SiON are formed (see FIG. 44A).

[Process-440B]

Next, the resist layer is removed, then a mask layer containing SiN (notillustrated) is formed on the entire surface, the mask layer in thechannel formation region 21 in the second field effect transistor 20 isremoved, and a part 23 of the gate insulating film formed on the channelformation region 21 is exposed. Then, the thermal oxidation treatment isperformed, whereby a part 24 of the gate insulating film containing athermal oxidation film is formed in the channel formation region 21 ofthe second structure 20′. Thereafter, the mask layer is removed.

[Process-440C]

Next, a mask layer (not illustrated) containing SiN is formed on theentire surface, the mask layer on the channel structure units 11 p inthe first A field effect transistor 10 p is removed, and a part 13 ofthe gate insulating film formed on the channel structure units 11 p isexposed. Then, a gate insulating film 15 containing a high dielectricconstant material, specifically, HfO₂ is formed. Thereafter, the masklayer is removed.

[Process-440D]

Next, a mask layer containing SiN (not illustrated) is formed on theentire surface, the mask layer on the channel structure units 11 n inthe first B field effect transistor 10 n and on the channel formationregion 21 in the second field effect transistor 20 is removed, and parts13 and 24 of the gate insulating films formed on the channel structureunits 11 n and the channel formation region 21 are exposed. Then, gateinsulating films 15 and 25 containing a high dielectric constantmaterial, specifically, HfO₂ are formed. Thereafter, the mask layer isremoved. Thus, the structure illustrated in FIG. 44B can be obtained.

[Process-440E]

Thereafter, the ate electrode 16 p is formed in the first A field effecttransistor 10 p, and the gate electrodes 16 n and 26 are formed in thefirst B field effect transistor 10 n and the second field effecttransistor 20. Thus, the structure illustrated in FIG. 36 can beobtained.

[Process-450]

Next, an insulating layer (not illustrated) is formed on the entiresurface, openings are formed in the insulating layer located above thegate electrodes 16 p, 16 n, and 26 and the source/drain regions 17 and27, and connection holes and wirings are only required to be formedthrough the openings onto the insulating layer.

As described above, the present disclosure has been described on thebasis of the favorable examples. However, the configurations andstructures of the semiconductor devices, the materials configuring thesemiconductor devices, and the methods of manufacturing thesemiconductor devices described in the examples are examples and can beappropriately changed. Furthermore, the order of the steps in the methodof manufacturing the semiconductor device in each example can beappropriately changed as desired. In the examples, the channel structureunit has been exclusively described on the basis of the nanowirestructure. However, the channel structure unit can be a nanosheetstructure. Furthermore, in Example 1, the first and second field effecttransistors have been the n-channel field effect transistors, and inExample 2, the first and second field effect transistors have been thep-channel field effect transistors. However, the channel types of thesefield effect transistors may be reversed. In Examples 3 and 4, the firstA field effect transistor and the second A field effect transistor havebeen the p-channel field effect transistors, and the first B fieldeffect transistor and the second B field effect transistor have been then-channel field effect transistors. However, the first A field effecttransistor and the second A field effect transistor can be n-channelfield effect transistors, and the first B field effect transistor andthe second B field effect transistor can be the p-channel field effecttransistors. In these cases, the materials for configuring the fieldeffect transistors are only required to be changed as appropriate. Asthe base, an SOI substrate can be used instead of the siliconsemiconductor substrate, thereby, the etching amount on the top of thebase in the etching of the insulating layer 91 in [Process-120B] inExample 1 can be accurately controlled, for example. In some cases, theelement isolation region may be formed in the first step of the methodof manufacturing the semiconductor device.

Note that the present disclosure can have the following configurations.

[A01] «Semiconductor Device»

A semiconductor device including:

a first field effect transistor including at least two channel structureunits each having a nanowire structure or a nanosheet structure; and

a second field effect transistor having a Fin structure, in which

the channel structure units are spaced apart from each other in athickness direction of the first field effect transistor.

[A02] The semiconductor device according to [A01], in which

0.90≤H _(L) /H _(H)≤1.04

is satisfied where a total height of the channel structure units isH_(L) and a height of a channel formation region of the second fieldeffect transistor is H_(H).

[A03] The semiconductor device according to [A01] or [A02], in which

a gate insulating film and a gate electrode for the first field effecttransistor are formed in the channel structure unit in the first fieldeffect transistor, and

a gate insulating film and a gate electrode for the second field effecttransistor are formed in the channel formation region in the secondfield effect transistor. [A04] The semiconductor device according to anyone of [A01] to [A03], in which the first field effect transistor isconfigured by a combination of an n-channel first field effecttransistor and a p-channel first field effect transistor.

[A05] The semiconductor device according to [A04], in which the channelstructure unit in one of the n-channel first field effect transistor andthe p-channel first field effect transistor is formed in an odd-numberedlevel of a layer, and the channel structure unit of the other firstfield effect transistor is formed in an even-numbered level of a layer.

[A06] The semiconductor device according to [A04] or [A05], in which

the channel structure unit in the n-channel first field effecttransistor contains Si, and

the channel structure unit in the p-channel first field effecttransistor contains SiGe.

[A07] The semiconductor device according to any one of [A01] to [A06],in which the second field effect transistor is configured by acombination of an n-channel second field effect transistor and ap-channel second field effect transistor.

[A08] The semiconductor device according to [A07], in which

the channel formation region in the n-channel second field effecttransistor contains Si, and

the channel formation region in the p-channel second field effecttransistor contains SiGe.

[A09] The semiconductor device according to any one of [A01] to [A06],in which the second field effect transistor includes an n-channel secondfield effect transistor.

[A10] The semiconductor device according to any one of [A01] to [A09],in which

the first field effect transistor is a low withstand voltage/fieldeffect transistor, and

the second field effect transistor is a high withstand voltage/fieldeffect transistor.

[A11] The semiconductor device according to [A10], in which

a voltage applied to the gate electrode of the first field effecttransistor is 0.5 to 0.8 volts, and

a voltage applied to the gate electrode of the second field effecttransistor is 1.5 to 3 volts.

[B01] «Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device: First Mode»

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including the stepsof:

(A) in a first region and a second region of a base, forming a firstsacrificial layer on the first region and next forming a firstsemiconductor layer on the first sacrificial layer and on the secondregion;

(B) forming a second sacrificial layer on the first semiconductor layerin the first region and next forming a second semiconductor layer on thesecond sacrificial layer and on the first semiconductor layer in thesecond region;

(C) forming a stacked structure body including the first semiconductorlayer, the first sacrificial layer, the second semiconductor layer, andthe second sacrificial layer on the first region and next removing partsof the second sacrificial layer and the first sacrificial layer in thestacked structure body;

(C-1) obtaining a first structure including a source/drain regionincluding the stacked structure body and a channel structure unitincluding the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductorlayer spaced apart from the first semiconductor layer in the firstregion; and

C-2) obtaining a second structure including a source/drain regionincluding a stacked structure of the first semiconductor layer and thesecond semiconductor layer, and a channel formation region in the secondregion; and

(D) forming a gate insulating film and a gate electrode in the channelstructure unit in the first structure and in the channel formationregion in the second structure, and therefore obtaining a first fieldeffect transistor and a second field effect transistor in the firstregion and the second region, respectively.

[B02] «Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device: Second Mode»

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including the stepsof:

(A) forming a first semiconductor layer on a first region and on asecond region of a base;

(B) forming a sacrificial layer on the first semiconductor layer, nextremoving the sacrificial layer in the second region, forming a secondsemiconductor layer on the sacrificial layer in the first region, andforming the second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layerin the second region;

C) forming a stacked structure body including the second semiconductorlayer, the sacrificial layer, the first semiconductor layer and nextremoving a part of the sacrificial layer in the stacked structure bodyin the first region;

(C-1) obtaining a first structure including a source/drain regionincluding the stacked structure body and a channel structure unitincluding the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductorlayer spaced apart from the first semiconductor layer in the firstregion; and

(C-2) obtaining a second structure including a source/drain regionincluding a stacked structure of the first semiconductor layer and thesecond semiconductor layer, and a channel formation region in the secondregion; and

(D) forming a gate insulating film and a gate electrode in the channelstructure unit in the first structure and in the channel formationregion in the second structure, and therefore obtaining a first fieldeffect transistor and a second field effect transistor in the firstregion and the second region, respectively.

[B03] «Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device: Third Mode»

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including the stepsof:

(A) in a first a region, a first b region, a second a region, and asecond b region of a base, forming a first A semiconductor layer on thefirst a region, the first b region, and the second a region and nextforming a first B semiconductor layer on the first A semiconductor layerin the first a region and the first b region and on the second b region;

(B) forming a second A semiconductor layer on the first B semiconductorlayer in the first a region and the first b region and on the first Asemiconductor layer in the second a region and next forming a second Bsemiconductor layer on the second A semiconductor layer in the first aregion and the first b region and on the first B semiconductor layer inthe second b region;

(C) forming a first stacked structure body including the second Bsemiconductor layer, the second A semiconductor layer, the first Bsemiconductor layer, and the first A semiconductor layer in the first aregion, and forming a second stacked structure body including the secondB semiconductor layer, the second A semiconductor layer, the first Bsemiconductor layer, and the first A semiconductor layer in the first bregion;

(D) removing parts of the second B semiconductor layer and the first Bsemiconductor layer in the first stacked structure body in the first aregion, and removing parts of the second A semiconductor layer and thefirst A semiconductor layer in the second stacked structure body in thefirst b region;

(D-1) obtaining a first A structure including a source/drain regionincluding the first stacked structure body and a channel structure unitincluding the first A semiconductor layer and the second A semiconductorlayer spaced apart from the first A semiconductor layer in the first aregion;

(D-2) obtaining a first B structure including a source/drain regionincluding the second stacked structure body and a channel structure unitincluding the first B semiconductor layer and the second B semiconductorlayer spaced apart from the first B semiconductor layer in the first bregion;

(D-3) obtaining a second A structure including a source/drain regionincluding a stacked structure of the first A semiconductor layer and thesecond A semiconductor layer and a channel formation region in thesecond a region;

(D-4) obtaining a second B structure including a source/drain regionincluding a stacked structure of the first B semiconductor layer and thesecond B semiconductor layer and a channel formation region in thesecond b region; and

(E) forming a gate insulating film and a gate electrode in the channelstructure units in the first A structure and the first B structure andin the channel formation regions in the second A structure and thesecond B structure, and therefore obtaining a first A field effecttransistor, a first B field effect transistor, a second A field effecttransistor, and a second B field effect transistor in the first aregion, the first b region, the second a region, and the second b regionof the base, respectively.

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-   10 First field effect transistor-   10 p First A field effect transistor-   10 n First B field effect transistor-   10′, 10 p′, 10 n′ First structure-   10″, 10 p″, 10 n″ Stacked structure body-   11, 11 p, 11 n Channel structure unit-   12, 13, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25 Gate insulating film-   16, 16 p, 16 n, 26, 26 p, 26 n Gate electrode-   17, 27 Source/drain region-   20 Second field effect transistor-   20 p Second A field effect transistor-   20 n Second B field effect transistor-   20′, 20 p′, 20 n′ Second structure-   21, 21 p, 21 n Channel formation region-   30 Base-   31 First region-   31 a First a region-   31 n First b region-   32 Second region-   32 p Second a region-   32 n Second b region-   40′, 50′ Nanowire structure-   41, 42, 51, 52 Semiconductor layer-   61, 62, 63 Sacrificial layer-   71A, 71B, 71C, 71D, 71E, 71F, 71G, 72A, 72B, 72C, 72D, 72E, 72F,    72G, 73A, 73 B, 73C, 73D, 73E, 73F, 73G, 74A, 74B, 74C, 74D, 74E,    74F, 74G Etching resist-   81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 Element isolation region-   91, 92, 93, 94 Insulating layer

What is claimed is:
 1. A semiconductor device comprising: a first fieldeffect transistor including at least two channel structure units eachhaving a nanowire structure or a nanosheet structure; and a second fieldeffect transistor having a Fin structure, wherein the channel structureunits are spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction of thefirst field effect transistor.
 2. The semiconductor device according toclaim 1, wherein0.90≤H _(L) /H _(H)≤1.04 is satisfied where a total height of thechannel structure units is H_(L) and a height of a channel formationregion of the second field effect transistor is H_(H).
 3. Thesemiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein a gate insulatingfilm and a gate electrode for the first field effect transistor areformed in the channel structure unit in the first field effecttransistor, and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode for thesecond field effect transistor are formed in the channel formationregion in the second field effect transistor.
 4. The semiconductordevice according to claim 1, wherein the first field effect transistoris configured by a combination of an n-channel first field effecttransistor and a p-channel first field effect transistor.
 5. Thesemiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein the channel structureunit in one of the n-channel first field effect transistor and thep-channel first field effect transistor is formed in an odd-numberedlevel of a layer, and the channel structure unit of another first fieldeffect transistor is formed in an even-numbered level of a layer.
 6. Thesemiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein the channel structureunit in the n-channel first field effect transistor contains Si, and thechannel structure unit in the p-channel first field effect transistorcontains SiGe.
 7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, whereinthe second field effect transistor is configured by a combination of ann-channel second field effect transistor and a p-channel second fieldeffect transistor.
 8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7,wherein the channel formation region in the n-channel second fieldeffect transistor contains Si, and the channel formation region in thep-channel second field effect transistor contains SiGe.
 9. Thesemiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the second fieldeffect transistor includes an n-channel second field effect transistor.10. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the firstfield effect transistor is a low withstand voltage/field effecttransistor, and the second field effect transistor is a high withstandvoltage/field effect transistor.
 11. The semiconductor device accordingto claim 10, wherein a voltage applied to the gate electrode of thefirst field effect transistor is 0.5 to 0.8 volts, and a voltage appliedto the gate electrode of the second field effect transistor is 1.5 to 3volts.
 12. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprisingthe steps of: (A) in a first region and a second region of a base,forming a first sacrificial layer on the first region and next forming afirst semiconductor layer on the first sacrificial layer and on thesecond region; (B) forming a second sacrificial layer on the firstsemiconductor layer in the first region and next forming a secondsemiconductor layer on the second sacrificial layer and on the firstsemiconductor layer in the second region; (C) forming a stackedstructure body including the first semiconductor layer, the firstsacrificial layer, the second semiconductor layer, and the secondsacrificial layer on the first region and next removing parts of thesecond sacrificial layer and the first sacrificial layer in the stackedstructure body; (C-1) obtaining a first structure including asource/drain region including the stacked structure body and a channelstructure unit including the first semiconductor layer and the secondsemiconductor layer spaced apart from the first semiconductor layer inthe first region; and (C-2) obtaining a second structure including asource/drain region including a stacked structure of the firstsemiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and a channelformation region in the second region; and (D) forming a gate insulatingfilm and a gate electrode in the channel structure unit in the firststructure and in the channel formation region in the second structure,and therefore obtaining a first field effect transistor and a secondfield effect transistor in the first region and the second region,respectively.
 13. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device,comprising the steps of: (A) forming a first semiconductor layer on afirst region and on a second region of a base; (B) forming a sacrificiallayer on the first semiconductor layer, next removing the sacrificiallayer in the second region, forming a second semiconductor layer on thesacrificial layer in the first region, and forming the secondsemiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer in the secondregion; (C) forming a stacked structure body including the secondsemiconductor layer, the sacrificial layer, the first semiconductorlayer and next removing a part of the sacrificial layer in the stackedstructure body in the first region; (C-1) obtaining a first structureincluding a source/drain region including the stacked structure body anda channel structure unit including the first semiconductor layer and thesecond semiconductor layer spaced apart from the first semiconductorlayer in the first region; and (C-2) obtaining a second structureincluding a source/drain region including a stacked structure of thefirst semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and achannel formation region in the second region; and (D) forming a gateinsulating film and a gate electrode in the channel structure unit inthe first structure and in the channel formation region in the secondstructure, and therefore obtaining a first field effect transistor and asecond field effect transistor in the first region and the secondregion, respectively.
 14. A method of manufacturing a semiconductordevice, comprising the steps of: (A) in a first a region, a first bregion, a second a region, and a second b region of a base, forming afirst A semiconductor layer on the first a region, the first b region,and the second a region and next forming a first B semiconductor layeron the first A semiconductor layer in the first a region and the first bregion and on the second b region; (B) forming a second A semiconductorlayer on the first B semiconductor layer in the first a region and thefirst b region and on the first A semiconductor layer in the second aregion and next forming a second B semiconductor layer on the second Asemiconductor layer in the first a region and the first b region and onthe first B semiconductor layer in the second b region; (C) forming afirst stacked structure body including the second B semiconductor layer,the second A semiconductor layer, the first B semiconductor layer, andthe first A semiconductor layer in the first a region, and forming asecond stacked structure body including the second B semiconductorlayer, the second A semiconductor layer, the first B semiconductorlayer, and the first A semiconductor layer in the first b region; (D)removing parts of the second B semiconductor layer and the first Bsemiconductor layer in the first stacked structure body in the first aregion, and removing parts of the second A semiconductor layer and thefirst A semiconductor layer in the second stacked structure body in thefirst b region; (D-1) obtaining a first A structure including asource/drain region including the first stacked structure body and achannel structure unit including the first A semiconductor layer and thesecond A semiconductor layer spaced apart from the first A semiconductorlayer in the first a region; (D-2) obtaining a first B structureincluding a source/drain region including the second stacked structurebody and a channel structure unit including the first B semiconductorlayer and the second B semiconductor layer spaced apart from the first Bsemiconductor layer in the first b region; (D-3) obtaining a second Astructure including a source/drain region including a stacked structureof the first A semiconductor layer and the second A semiconductor layerand a channel formation region in the second a region; (D-4) obtaining asecond B structure including a source/drain region including a stackedstructure of the first B semiconductor layer and the second Bsemiconductor layer and a channel formation region in the second bregion; and (E) forming a gate insulating film and a gate electrode inthe channel structure units in the first A structure and the first Bstructure and in the channel formation regions in the second A structureand the second B structure, and therefore obtaining a first A fieldeffect transistor, a first B field effect transistor, a second A fieldeffect transistor, and a second B field effect transistor in the first aregion, the first b region, the second a region, and the second b regionof the base, respectively.